Tractor mounted lister or bedder



March 17, 1953 w, H. SILVER ET AL 2,631,513

TRACTOR MOUNTED LISTER 0R BEDDER Flled Dec. 5, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORS. WALTER H. SILVER WILLIAM V. LOHRMAN A ORNEYS mm mm QW/QQ u m9 mm; m

3 hfiet's-Sheet 2 TNVENTORS WALTER H. SILVER WILLIAM v. LOHRMAN W.- H. SILVER ETAL TRACTOR MOUNTED LISTER OR BEDDER Ma n 17, 1953 Filed Dec. 5, 1947 March 1953 w. H. SILVER ETAL 2,631,513

TRACTOR MOUNTED LISTER 0R BEDDER Filed Dec. 5, 1947 5 Shegts-Sheet 5 FIG. 4

INVENTORS. v WALTER H. SILVER WILLIAM V. LOHRMAN "W ATT EYS Patented Mar. 17, 1953 S PATENT O F F'I CE TRACTOR MOUNEBED LISTER ()RsBEDDER WaltenH, Silver, Moline, and William 'Lohrman; Davcnport,"Ill., assign'ors toDeere '&G0mpany, Moline, ''"III., a corporationdf Illinois Anpli'cationDecember 5, 1947.,1Serial Ne.:.789,934

The ,present inventionrelates.generally eto Ja ricultural implements and .more particularly to tractor mounted. ground working implements.

The object and ,general nature .of the-present invention is the provision of a new .and .improvedlis'ter or tbedder of the tractor mounted or integral type especially constructed and --.arranged forquick attachment to :or disconnection'irom its supporting tractor. More particularly, it'is a 'feature of this inventiontoaprovide a Ilister or bedder having new and improved means Tfor .contr-olling'the depth of operation of the lister pr'bed'der bottoms, and still further, it :is a feature of this invention toprovideraising and lowering mechanism operative through one rangefior adjusting the depthof operation of the tools or bottoms and operative through another range to .raise the tools or bottoms into araised or transport position.

These and other objects -and advantages =of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art after a .consideration of the following detailed description, taken in-conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure .1 is a side view of a tractor mounted lister or .bedder in which the principles of the present inventionhave been incorporated.

Figure 2 isia planview of the implementshown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is airagmentarylfrontend view,

Figure 4. is a fragmentary view showing the toolsin a shallow operating position .and, in dotted lines, in a raised or transport position.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan View showing how the tools are disposed in their narrow row setting.

Referring 'now more particularly to .Figures :1 and 2, the tractor is .indicated in its entirety by the re'ierencenumeral I and includes a pair .of closely spaced *front wheels 12 :and a :pair of wide spaced rear traction Wheels "3 mounted on axle shafts 4 that are carried in extensions 35 forming apart of the rear axle structure 15 .of the tractor. "The tractor includes a power plant'land a power lift unit 8 of the'hydraulic typaincluding 5 suitable valve mechanism V and other necessary parts, such .as a pair of .lift arms :H Which-are clamped or otherwise rfixedin lanysuitable :man- .ner to theends of .a power-lift rockshartlll which Lormsapartiof the hydraulic unit 8. The-arms i] provide means whereby :a power operating connection may :be made with agricultural implements of various such asifor example,

alister or hedder.

The .lister or bedder implement, with "which .2 the present invention is :more particularly concerned, is indicated in its entirety-"by the reference numeral and comprises right andleft hand implement units'3l .and 32. Since'for all practical purposes these implement units .3! and 32 are identical, except that certain parts may be right hand or left hand, as the case may be, a detailed description of the left hand unit '32 willsufiice for a full and complete understanding inf this invention. Both the right and left hand implement units 3! and 32 are connected to a quick -detachable draft transmitting structure, indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral 33. laterally outwardly extending draft bars 234 and 35, fixed at their inner tends to a pair .of attaching s'trapsor anglestfi "and 131. .A vertically disposed bearing sleeve 39 is fixed, asby welding, to the .iorward end of the attaching member 35 and .a similar vertically disposed bearing sleeve '4] is similarly attached to the forward end of the companion attaching member-31. A central attaching yoke 43 serves to connect thetwo attaching members Y36 and i3! and preferably comprises .a .central'bar 4 4 and .a .pair of yoke members '45 and 46, the latter members having upper and lower portions that are apertured .to receive the lower end portions of a pair of vertical pivot rods 48 and 49 that extend through the yokemembersfifi and .QB and the'associa-ted bearing sleeves 3.9 and 41,, thus pivotally onnecting the draft bars .34 and '35 to the center section 43. A brace rod 15!, apertured at inner end and receiving the pivot rods 48, "extends laterally outwardly irom the yoke 15 to the outer end .of the draitrod .34, where the outer end of the bracerodfil is connected in'anysuitable way, asby apair .of'lock nuts .53, to-an .apertured lug "5.8 that forms a part of .a cap or zbracket ili carried at the outer endof the draft member 34. ..A second bracerod 51 is connected at its upper end to the upper end .of itheipivo't rod "48 and extends downwardly and laterally outwardly to the bracket 55 where it is connected to the latter through the lug .58 on the latter, being held in different positions .of act-- .justment, like the brace rod 5l, as may be necessary, bygapair of lock nuts-59 @01' similar means.

The upperends of the two pivots rods 5.8 and 4.9 are interconnected by a cross brace t! that is :detachablyconnected to the frontxof the tractor byistuds =62. The upper endof the left hand piyotarcd-AS is connected by :means otan aipi brace irod 63 to :an :apertured lug 64 on a left .hand bracket aor soap :65. Like the -brace rod 51,

Such structure includes a pair-of the brace rod 63 has its outer end threaded and receives a pair of adjusting lock nuts 95. A lower brace member is connected at its inner end with the yoke 46 through the lower portion of the pivot rod 49 and is threaded at its outer end and. extends through the apertured lug Ed on the bracket 66, being held in position by a pair of adjusting lock nuts 72. The center frame section 43 is adapted to be attached to the front end of the tractor I by means of an attaching socket member that is bolted to the front portion of the tractor and which consists of a lower section I6 having a downturned lip portion I? and a pair of upper sections I8 and I9 which may be flared upwardly and forwardly if desired but which in the main are spaced from the lower section I6 such a distance as to snugly receive the bar 44 on the central frame section %3 therebetween. Also, the tractor-carried socket member 15 is constructed so as to fit snugly between the two yokes 45 and it fixed on the ends of the central bar 44!, whereby the draft frame 33 is held against lateral displacement relative to the socket member I5. thus pivot about the rod members it and 48 relative to the center section 63 so as to swing the attaching members 35 and 3? toward and away from the sides of the tractor i in the connection and disconnection of the implement. The rear portions of the attaching members 35 and 31 are apertured to receive attaching means, such as bolts 39 and 8!, which releasably clamp or fix the attaching members 35 and 3! to the sides of the tractor. The attaching frame structure 33 is substantially the same as the quick detachable attaching frame structure shown in U. S. Patent No. 2,423,148, issued July 1, 1947, to Theodore W. Johnson.

The left hand implement 32 is connected to the left hand draft bar 35 and includes a lister bottom 85 that is fixedly connected to a lister beam 81. The latter member is connected, as by bolts 95, to a pair of plates ill and 98 that are fixed, as by welding, to the laterally outer end of a transverse implement or connecting bar 99, preferably in the form of a strong pipe or shaft. The laterally outer plate 98 is extended forwardly, as at ISI, to receive a colter (not shown).

A draft link I95 serves to pivotally connect the transverse connecting bar 99 with the associated draft bar 35. The draft link 595 comprises a relatively rigid bar having a forward transverse sleeve section I 96 fixed thereto at its forward end and a rear transverse sleeve section I91 fixed to the rear end of the bar I95. The latter sleeve section I 91 is of split construction, including complementary parts held together about the shaft 99 by clamps I03. Each end of the forward transverse sleeve section I06 is split and carries a clamping collar I 09 the purpose of which, when tightened, is to cause the sleeve section I96 to snugly embrace the associated transverse shaft or bar 35. Likewise, the rear sleeve section Iill snugly embraces the shaft or bar 99 when the clamps I99 are tightened. This construction thus provides for relatively free vertical hinging or pivoting of the link I95 relative to the bars 35 and 99 but the parts are held'against swinging in a lateral direction, thereby providing for the desired lateral rigidity of the draft connection between the implement tool means and the associated draft bar on the tractor. As best shown in Figure 2, each of the draft links I05 is formed so that the rear end is oifset relative to the for- The draft bars 34 and 35 may small angle.

4 ward end so as to provide for lateral adjustment of the tool by reversing the position of the link I95, as will be explained later.

An arm III is rigidly fixed, as by welding or the like, to the central portion of the shaft or bar 99 inwardly of the associated sleeve section I01 and is apertured at its upper end to receive a bolt or pin II2 by which an upper or stabilizing link means H3 is pivotally connected to the arm I I I. The link member I I3 includes an overload release toggle unit I20 pivotally connected at its rear end to the arm II I and is fixedly con nected at its forward end to a bar I2I which forms the forward section of the link member I I 3. The unit I29 is similar to the overload release unit shown in U. S. Patent No. 2,337,026, issued December 21, 1943, to John I. Cantral. The forward end of the bar I2I is threaded and adjustably receives a swivel member II4 which is pivoted to an arm IIE between the upper end of the latter and the upper end of a hammer strap H6 that is detachably connected to either the inner side or the outer side of the arm I I5. The latter and the hammer strap H6 form a part of a bracket member II? that is rigidly secured, as by welding, to the draft bar 35.

Spaced laterally inwardly of the bracket In is a second bracket member IIB, and each of these bracket members is provided with an apertured rearwardly extending section in which a rockshaft I I9 is mounted for rocking movement. The link means I It extends in approximately parallel relation with respect to the draft link I35, the two parts converging forwardly at a relatively The laterally inner end of the rockshaft I I9 is provided with an upwardly extending arm :23 which is pivotally connected to a link or lift pipe member I24 that extends rearwardh alongside the side of the tractor and at its rear end is connected with the associated power lift actuated arm II.

A second arm IE5 is fixed, as by clamping, t an intermediate portion of the rockshaft H9 and at its iower end is pivotally connected to a downwardly and rearwardly extending link' I21; The lower end of the latter carries a gauge wheel structure I 36 that includes a gauge wheel I 3| and a gauge wheel carrying arm I32, the lower end of which is provided with a stub shaft I33 that receives the lower end of the link I2! and also the journal means on which the gauge wheel I3I is rotatably mounted. The upper end of the gauge wheel arm I32 is secured, as by welding, to a transverse sleeve section I35 that is disposed on the laterally inner portion of the transverse implement connecting bar 99, being held between the arm III and a set screw or clamping collar I36. A third arm I38 is fixed to the laterall outer end of the rockshaft H9 and at its rear end is provided with a laterally outwardly directed extension I39 which underlies the draft lin member I I15.

The operation of the implement described above is substantially as follows.

The implement is readily attached to the tractor by initially setting up the implement with the draft bars 34 and 35 swun slightly forwardly relative to the center section 43 so as to spread apart the rear portions of the attaching members 36 and 31, with suitable means, such as one or more supporting stands or the like, for holding the frame members 34, 35 and 43 and associated parts in the proper elevated position. The tractor may then be driven forwardly into the implement so that the tractor-carried socket member I5 snugly receives the center frame section 43. Then the right and left draft bars 38 and 85, together with associated implement unit or units, are swung rearwardly and the clamping bolts 88 and 8| tightened, after which the lift rods I2=i may be connected in place.

The implement is shown in Figure 1 in a normal operating position, and if it should be desired to operate the lister or bedder bottoms deeper, the tractor power lift unit 8 is operated so as W swing the arms II rearwardly, thus exerting a force acting through the lift pipes or links I25 against the downwardly extending arms i28, swinging the latter upwardly and forwardly and acting through the links I2! to permit the gauge Wheels I3! to move upwardly relative to the associated tools 85, whereby the latter then operate at an increased depth. Conversely, if it should be desired to reduce the depth of operation, the power lift is operated so as to exert a forwardly directed thrust through the lift pipes I 24 against the arms I23. This imparts a counterclockwise rotation to the rockshaft H9 and thus exerts a rearwardly directed thrust through the links I21 against the gauge wheel arms I32 and thus forces the gauge wheels I3I downwardly relative to t tools 85, thereby causing the latter to be lifted relative to the ground surface. During this adjusting action, the lift arm sections I39 that extend under the draft links I05 are normally spaced a short distance S below the latter so as to provide for up and down movement of each of the implement units 3I and 32, whereby the latter are permitted to follow surface irregularities. However, as best shown in dotted lines in Figure 4, if the tractor power unit 8 is operated to cause the arms I I to continue to swin rearwardly, the rockshafts II 9 are rocked to a point Where the extensions I39 on the arms I38 begin to raise the draft links I05 so that at the end of the raisin movement, the tools as well as the gaug wheels I3I are raised into their transport position.

If it should be desired to change the row spacing the links I05 may be reversed so as to dispose the rear laterally offset ends in a laterally inward position, rather than a laterally outward position, as shown in Figure 5. All that it is necessary to do to make this adjustment is to remove the caps 55 and 66, the clamps I08 and I09 and the rear halves of the split sleeves I01. The links I05 may then be reversed so as to dispose their rear ends in a laterally inward position and the caps, sleeve parts and clamps replaced. This disposes each of the link means H3 in a laterally inward position, which is accommodated by removing the hammer straps I I6 and swivels I I4 and reconnecting them to the arms H5 on the inner sides thereof.

While there has been shown and described above the preferred structure in which the principles of the present invention have been illustrated, it is to be understood that the present invention is not to be limited to the particular details shown and described above, but that, in fact, widely different means may be employed in the practice of the broader aspects of this invention.

What is claimed, therefore, and intended to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1.. An integrally mounted implement comprising a draft bar adapted to be connected rigidly to a tractor or other support, a beam having a ground working tool connected therewith, a transverse member to which said beam is fixedly connected, a draft link pivotally connected at one end with said draft bar and at the other end with said transverse member, an arm fixed to said transverse member at one side of said beam, an arm fixed to said draft bar at one side of said draft link, a stabilizing link connecting said arms, a bell crank pivotally mounted on said draft bar, a gauge wheel disposed ahead of Said ground working tool, an arm swingably mounted on said transverse member and extending downwardly and forwardly from said transverse member and receiving said gauge wheel, said bell crank having a first arm extending generally downwardly and rearwardly and a second arm extending generally downwardly and forwardly, a link extending downwardly and rearwardly from the lower end of said second arm to the forward end of said gauge wheel arm, and a lateral extension on the rear end of said first arm underlying said draft link and adapted to engage the latter to raise said beam and said gauge wheel.

2. An integrally mounted lister or bedder comprising a draft bar adapted to be connected rigidly to a tractor or other support, a lister beam having a lister bottom connected therewith, a transverse member to which said beam is fixedly connected, a draft link, means for connecting said link at one end with said draft bar and at the other end With said transverse member, said means including a rear sleeve extending transversely of and fixed at an intermediate point, to the rear end of said draft link and rockably receiving said transverse member and a forward sleeve extending transversely of and fixed at an intermediate point to the front end of Said draft link and rockably mounted on said draft bar adjacent the laterally outer end thereof, an arm fixed to said transverse member laterally inwardly of said rear sleeve, an arm fixed to said draft bar laterally inwardly of said front sleeve, a stabilizing link connecting said arm a, pair of rearwardly extending bracket portions fixed in laterally spaced apart relation to said draft bar laterally inwardly of said forward sleeve, a transverse shaft rockably carried by said bracket portions, three arms fixedly connected to said shaft, a gauge wheel disposed ahead of said lister bottom, an arm swingably mounted on said transverse member laterally inwardly of said first arm and carrying said gauge wheel, one of said three arms extending generally rearwardly and the others o said arms extending generally upwardly and downwardly, respectively, means connecting the downwardly extending arm with said gauge wheel arm, means connecting the rearwardly extending arm with said link, and means connected with the upper end of the third arm for rocking said transverse shaft so as to shift said gauge wheel arm and said draft link.

WALTER H. SILVER. WILLIAM V. LOI-IRMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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